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The thermal plasma synthesis of nanopowders is a relatively new technology with great potential for future industrial applications. This article introduces research carried out in the plasma processing laboratory at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Ceramic nanopowders and nanofibers (SiC, TiC, and B4C) and nanocomposite powders (TiC−Al(Ti), TiC−Fe(Ti), and TiN−Fe (Ti)) were successfully synthesized by thermal plasma technology.
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Tong, L., Reddy, R.G. The processing of nanopowders by thermal plasma technology. JOM 58, 62–66 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-006-0217-3
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